At least 15 killed and dozens injured in Russian strike on Kyiv

At least 15 People have been killed and dozens of others injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital kyiv, according to officials.

The attack of the day after Tuesday was one of the biggest bombings in kyiv since the start of the large -scale invasion over three years ago.

Ukraine’s Minister of the Interior of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko said that a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles were launched in the country.

Meanwhile, Russian air defense units intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight, said the Moscow Ministry of Defense.

The kyiv strikes lasted more than nine hours – sending residents fleeing to underground shelters before midnight until after sunrise.

The officials said that a ballistic missile had struck a building of nine -story apartments in a district, with a total of 27 districts in the city being criticized.

A 62 -year -old American citizen was one of the people killed, said kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko.

“Waking up in a total nightmare: people trapped under rubble and complete buildings have collapsed,” wrote Ukrainian deputy Lesia Vasylenko on X.

Klymenko said the rescue teams were still working on free people.

Strong explosions have shaken the city, as well as the rattle of machine guns used by mobile Ukrainian air defense units to shoot drones.

More sirens later in the morning, disturbed the rescue operations in the city, hindering the emergency services that search the rubble of the survivors.

Russia has intensified its air attacks against Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, with a sending tactic of large waves of drones and lures designed to overwhelm the Ukrainian air defenses.

Kyiv launched his own attacks, Because the direct talks between the sides at war have failed to guarantee a ceasefire or a significant breakthrough.

President Volodymyr Zelensky called the most recent wave of “pure terrorism” strikes in Russia.

He accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having carried out large -scale strikes “only because he can afford to continue this war.”

“It is bad when the powerful of this world close their eyes for that,” he said, adding: “It is the terrorists who should feel the pain, not normal and peaceful people.”

Drone strikes also hit the Ukrainian city in southern Odesa, killing a person and injuring at least 10 others, Klymenko said.

Zelenksy hoped to speak with American president Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada on Tuesday, but Trump interrupted his stay in the middle of climbing the crisis in the Middle East.

The news will be a blow for Zelensky and his administration, who hoped to obtain American support for the conference for the strategic and military objectives of Ukraine.

However, the United Kingdom and its allies are expected to announce additional sanctions against Russia on Tuesday in continuous efforts to undergo pressure on Moscow during its war in Ukraine.